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Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Netflix has released a teaser for The Christmas Chronicles 2, which sees real-life couple Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn reprising their roles as Santa and Mrs. Claus.

“We’re about to show you something you’ve never seen before,” Hawn narrates in the 30-second clip as a vintage book titled The Christmas Chronicles opens to reveal a snow-covered, enchanted Christmas scene with a massive tree in the town square known as “Santa’s Village.”

Santa then informs the two children who’ve come to visit them, including original character Kate Pierce, that Mrs. Claus was in fact the one who designed it, with Kate suggesting that it should instead be called “Mrs. Claus’ Village.” 

“Why I never thought of that,” he replies, to which Hawn quips, “of course he didn’t.” 

Hawn made a brief appearance as Mrs. Claus at the end of the original The Christmas Chronicles, which premiered in 2018. Her son Oliver Hudson also had a supporting role as Doug Pierce, the deceased husband of Kimberly Williams-Paisley’s Claire Pierce.  

The Christmas Chronicles 2 will debut on Netflix on November 25. 

By Cillea Houghton
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Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — Jim Carrey will portray Joe Biden in the upcoming season of Saturday Night Live. 

In an interview with Vulture, SNL creator Lorne Michaels revealed that the Bruce Almighty star has been tapped to play the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee.

Michaels explains that there was interest on Carrey’s part in taking the role, the actor having multiple conversations with Michaels and Saturday Night Live writer Colin Jost about what the gig would entail. 

“There was some interest on his part. And then we responded, obviously, positively. But it came down to discussions about what the take was,” Michaels describes. “He will give the part energy and strength, and hopefully it’s funny.”

In SNL‘s past, Woody Harrelson and Jason Sudeikis are among those who have portrayed the former Vice President. 

“But I’m thrilled Jim’s doing it,” he adds. 

SNL season 46 will return live in studio on October 3. 

By Cillea Houghton
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Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images(ATLANTA) — Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan have shared photos of their return to the set of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. 

Like many productions, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was halted in March while shooting in Prague due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

But the Disney+ series has since resumed production in Atlanta, with two of its stars posting black-and-white photos to social media showing that they are back to work social distance-style.

Stan turned to Instagram to share a photo of himself taking a photo of his co-star posing thoughtfully against a brick wall. Both of the men are in costume.

“Friends. Social distancing since November ’19,” Stan jokes in the caption.

Meanwhile, Mackie turned to Twitter to showcase the solo shot Stan took of him casting a suave look at the camera in his superhero attire.

“The boyz are back in town! Having fun while social distancing…” he writes. 

Mackie and Stan are reprising their roles as Falcon and Winter Soldier, respectively, from the 2019 film Avengers: Endgame. 

The series picks up where the film left off after the character of Steve Rogers, portrayed by Chris Evans, gives the Captain America shield to Falcon. 

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is currently scheduled for release later this year on Disney+. 

Disney is the parent company of ABC.  

By Cillea Houghton
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ABC(PARIS) — Wednesday night at 9 p.m ET, ABC airs Notre-Dame: Our Lady of Paris, a documentary about the fire that ravaged the legendary cathedral in April 2019. 

It’s told via dramatic, first-hand accounts of the firefighters who saved the structure, as well as the clergy, church administrators and more. 

The firefighters are the true heroes of the story, as they risked their lives to keep the cathedral’s nearly 1,000-year-old towers from collapsing.

Producer and director Jules Naudet [shzool naw-DAY] says firefighters are a very special breed: full of “great pride, a great humanity, and a great sense of humor.”

“They are aware of the dangers, but at the same time, this is what they love to do,” he notes.  “No one could have stopped them going up these towers…and they were so proud of saving [the cathedral] and doing it without anyone losing their lives…was not an easy challenge….[it]was a kind of a losing proposition at first.” 

As the documentary shows, seemingly all of Paris comes together in support as the firefighters battle the blaze.  It’s something Naudet hopes will be truly inspiring for people to watch.

“We see that they put their lives on the line for something greater than all of us,” he says, adding that he believes “that moment where everyone got together to try to save something that belonged to all of us” will resonate even more at this time in our history.

“That ray of hope that I hope that this documentary will bring to the people is that when we put our heads together and our sweat and our blood…we can achieve anything.”

“It is really the beating heart of Paris, Notre-Dame,” Naudet adds. “It will be rebuilt and, little by little, we’ll get there.”

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ABC/Todd Wawrychuk(LOS ANGELES) — Kerry Washington is officially an Emmy Award winner. 

During the second night of the 2020 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which are being announced virtually this year, Live in Front of a Studio Audience: “All in the Family” And “Good Times” was awarded Outstanding Variety Special (Live). 

The special aired on ABC in 2019 and featured a cast including Viola Davis, Tiffany Haddish and Woody Harrelson performing live re-enactments of scenes from the famed TV shows. 

Washington served as one of the members of the all-star executive producers team, alongside All in the Family creator Norman Lear, co-host Jimmy Kimmel, actors Will Ferrell, Justin Thereaux and more.

“OMG. So proud of @simpsonstreet and this incredible cast and crew,” Washington wrote on her Instagram Stories in response to the win, according to E!

The show beat out other contenders including The Oscars, 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards, Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show Starring Jennifer Lopez and Shakira and the 73rd Annual Tony Awards.

Washington has been nominated for a total of eight Emmy Awards, including two for Outstanding Lead Actress for her role as Olivia Pope on Scandal. 

She’s currently nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her role in Little Fires Everywhere. 

Other winners from night two of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards are Saturday Night Live, RuPaul’s Drag Race and Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, among others.     

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